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Amaury Pacheco from Cuba’s San Isidro Movement Speaks

Amaury Pacheco, a founder of the San Isidro Movement, shares his experiences on the meaning of dramatic recent developments in Havana.

“Hope is not based on a dialogue with the Ministry of Culture. It is on the hundreds of young people who were outside the Ministry.”

Cuban student Yurena Manfugas, knows about this daily duty to fight. She tries to leave her feminism in every space she participates in.

“The laws are only visible for those in the opposition. For the others, and his [Ortega’s] people, the laws don’t apply,” said the mother.

Women reporting violence are forced to mediate with their aggressors. The system exposes them to violence instead of protecting them.

During the hurricanes, the Red Cross evacuated 64,000. Now it will provide psychosocial care and help rehabilitate drinking water sources.

One year after her second jail term began, the student and political leader speaks about the current prisoners’ hunger strike.

The ghost of the man who received the supreme title of Hero of the Republic of Cuba from Fidel Castro, has been in the people’s imaginary.

A Democracy Now look at election results in Puerto Rico, where progressives have made historic inroads against the two traditional parties.

Nicaraguan Garifuna leader George Henriquez discusses his work in community radio, the new “Gag Law”, Covid-19, the Russian vaccine and more.